Why NATO’s chief thinks Trump was right (with Mark Rutte)
At the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara, Secretary General Mark Rutte joins Dasha to discuss NATO's historic defense spending overhaul, Russia's w...
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20 of 549 episodesA GOP power trio look to Teddy Roosevelt for America's next 250 years | On The Road
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Gov. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) join POLITICO's Jonathan Martin at the Little M...
Can the American experiment survive? (with Ken Burns)
As America marks 250 years since its founding, award-winning documentarian Ken Burns joins Dasha to reflect on what history can teach us abo...
Finland’s president: Europe needs to calm down about Trump (with Alexander Stubb)
Dasha sits down with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Helsinki for a wide-ranging conversation on NATO, Russia's war in Ukraine, Iran an...
Democrats need to stop being ‘boring’ (with Jack Schlossberg)
Jack Schlossberg joins Dasha to talk about his campaign for New York’s 12th congressional district, his viral online persona and why he thin...
The EPA isn’t here to fight climate change (with Lee Zeldin)
At POLITICO’s Energy Summit, Dasha presses EPA administrator Lee Zeldin on rising gas prices, the war in Iran, Trump’s energy dominance agen...
The crypto clash that could reshape finance (with Brian Armstrong)
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong sits down with Dasha for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of crypto, the growing political influence o...
Q&A: Dasha Burns pulls back the curtain on covering politics
Every week on this show, Dasha Burns talks to the most compelling and sometimes unexpected power players in Washington and beyond. But for t...
Shapiro on Trump, Fetterman and 2028 over cheesesteaks in South Philly | On The Road
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.) sits down with POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin at Angelo’s Pizzeria, a South Philly institution, for a wide-ranging con...
How Ukraine became essential to America’s security (with Olga Stefanishyna)
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States Olga Stefanishyna joins Dasha Burns on “The Conversation” to discuss whether the U.S.-Israel confl...
Wes Moore gets blunt about 2028: I'm hungry, not thirsty | On The Road
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore sits down with POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin at Baltimore’s iconic Koco's Pub for a wide-ranging conversation about red...
Iran’s exiled crown prince criticizes Trump’s ‘half-baked’ Iran strategy (with Reza Pahlavi)
Dasha sits down with Reza Pahlavi, the exiled former crown prince of Iran, for a live taping of “The Conversation” at POLITICO’s Security Su...
Trump is ‘stuck in a stalemate’ in Iran (with Leon Panetta)
Leon Panetta, former Defense Secretary and CIA director under President Obama, joins Dasha Burns to assess the U.S. conflict with Iran, warn...
Can JB Pritzker be the Democrats’ anti-Trump in 2028? | On The Road
Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Ill.) sits down with POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin at Chicago’s iconic Manny’s Deli for a wide-ranging conversation on the...
Can AI solve the problems it creates? (with David Sacks)
David Sacks has played a key role in shaping AI policy for the Trump administration. He was formerly the White House AI and crypto czar. Now...
Behind the velvet rope at White House Correspondents' Dinner (with Tammy Haddad)
Go behind the scenes of White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend with Tammy Haddad, a veteran TV executive and one of DC’s ultimate social...
Can the GOP pull off a California upset? (with Steve Hilton)
California’s governor's race just got a major shakeup. Democrat Eric Swalwell dropped out amid sexual assault and misconduct allegations, an...
Gov. Brian Kemp’s blunt warning for Republicans | On The Road
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) joins POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin at the Masters to talk Trump, 2028 and the upcoming Georgia Senate race. Plus:...
Inside the war on Trump’s new MAGA (with Marjorie Taylor Greene)
Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) – the MAGA acolyte-turned-antagonist who resigned from Congress after a public and messy...
Can NASA beat China to the moon and beyond? (with Jared Isaacman)
Artemis II has launched around the moon. Now, NASA has its sights set on Mars. NASA administrator and billionaire private astronaut Jared Is...